# US 8,540,076 B2 · Stackable construction container

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- Number: US 8,540,076 B2
- Document ID: US8540076B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/317,578
- Filed: 2011-10-24
- Published: 2013-04-25
- Granted: 2013-09-24
- Earliest claimed: 2011-10-24
- Applicants: Gary Bucholz
- Inventors: Gary Bucholz
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8540076B2

## CPC

- B65D 25/04: Partitions
- B25H 3/022: {in fixed relationship}
- B65D 21/0201: {stackable or joined together side-by-side}
- B65D 21/0213: {Containers presenting a continuous stacking profile along the upper or lower edge of at least two opposite side walls}
- B65D 25/108: {Devices, e.g. plates, presenting apertures through which the articles project}
- B65D 25/30: Hand holes
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B25H: WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS (storing or packaging B65)

## Abstract

Whether constructed of square or rectangular configuration with handles for lifting and carrying about, and with internal shelves or braces to receive and hold compartmentalized partitioned layers to accept the various tools of various trades, the container of the invention, when of a composition to support the weight of studs and boards placed upon them, provides a crate which cannot only carry the tools of the trade, but can serve as a workbench in performing needed work at a jobsite location, as well as to support the weight of a workman standing upon included boards and studs as a “step” to reach elevated heights in the doing of a required job.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A stackable container comprising:
first and second opposing surfaces, third and fourth opposing surfaces, a supporting bottom and an open top;
first and second wing sections open at a too end and closed at a bottom and, individually extending outwardly from said first and second opposing surfaces respectively;
first and second handle sections individually at said third and fourth opposing surfaces respectively;
a substrate base coupled with and beneath said supporting bottom;
with said substrate base being of substantially the same configuration as said open top but of a lesser cross-sectional area thereof;
with at least one aperture in each of said third and fourth opposing surfaces adjacent a top thereof;
with at least one aperture in said substrate base being in vertical alignment with at least one of said apertures in each of said third and fourth opposing surfaces;
a first compartmentalized partition layer of predetermined construction extending inwardly of said container between said first and second opposing surfaces, and a second compartmentalized partition layer of predetermined construction extending inwardly of said container between said third and fourth opposing surfaces, with said first layer being adjacent to said supporting bottom and with said second layer being adjacent to said open top;
wherein each of said first and second layers are compartmentalized for receipt of construction tools utilized by individual ones of carpenters, electricians, plumbers, and general handymen;
individual ones of shelves and braces extending inwardly from said first and second opposing surfaces and from said third and fourth opposing surfaces for supporting said first and second compartmentalized partition layers;
wherein each of said first and second wing sections include at least one aperture at left and right opposing ends thereof, sized to receive individual ones of bolts, screws and pins extending through each of said apertures of said substrate base and each of said apertures of said third and fourth opposing surfaces to secure a pair of stackable containers one inside the other.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The stackable container of claim 1 wherein each of said third and fourth opposing surfaces includes two spaced apertures, wherein said substrate base includes two spaced apertures, and wherein each of said substrate base apertures are in vertical alignment with individual ones of said two spaced apertures of said third and fourth opposing surfaces.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The stackable container of claim 1 wherein each of said first and second handle sections include cut-outs within such third and fourth opposing surfaces for the lifting and carrying about of said stackable container.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The stackable container of claim 1 wherein each of said first and second wing sections individually extend horizontally along the lengths of said first and second opposing surfaces.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The stackable container of claim 1 wherein each wing section is of width to receive a 2″×4″ wall stud resting on its closed bottom and extending above its open top.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The stackable container of claim 1 wherein said first and second opposing surfaces, said third and fourth opposing surfaces and said supporting bottom are of a color indicia coding.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The stackable container of claim 1 wherein said first and second opposing surfaces, said third and fourth opposing surfaces and said supporting bottom are of a heavy duty plastic fabrication.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The stackable container of claim 1 wherein each of said first and second wing sections also include at least one further aperture sized to receive individual ones of bolts, screws and pins extending through said further aperture to secure a pair of stackable containers side-by-side.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The stackable container of claim 1 wherein said first and second opposing surfaces, said third and fourth opposing surfaces, said supporting bottom and said open top form a container of one of square and rectangular configuration.